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1083538

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has in place to ensure that the proportion of renewable resources in the UK's energy mix continues to increase year on year.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	229729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has an excellent record of supporting renewables and around a third of UK electricity generation now comes from renewable projects. We announced up to £557 million of annual support for further Contracts for Difference (CfD) in the Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017. The next CfD allocation round for less established technologies, including offshore wind, is planned for May this year, and is expected to support the delivery of around 4GW of new renewable electricity capacity. The Government has announced it intends to hold subsequent CfD auctions every two years from 2021, which are expected to deliver 1-2GW of additional offshore wind each year in the 2020s. We are also investing £177 million to further reduce the cost of renewables, including innovation in offshore wind turbine blade technology and foundations.</p><p> </p><p>The BEIS £505 million Energy Innovation Programme aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes into the 2020s and 2030s.</p><p> </p><p>Full details about BEIS Energy Innovation Programme investments are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-innovation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-innovation</a>.</p><p>We have also consulted on a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to follow on from the Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme, which will close from 1 April 2019, and has contributed to driving down the cost of renewable electricity, including small-scale solar PV. The SEG will ensure that small-scale renewable generators do not export their electricity to the grid for free. The SEG consultation closed on the 5 March 2019 and we are currently considering the responses submitted. Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation is available at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fthe-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMax.Dowland%40beis.gov.uk%7C5fb9a6f408044fc2bb4f08d6a86432e1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636881546686515265&amp;sdata=SoaXha%2B1JmzpN9TBN2%2BLsMWptQXLPkr3mMTaWnW1wpE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/03/2019 12:02:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1083568

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	229739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) currently has 6 open consultations.</p><p>20 consultations are closed awaiting a Government response.</p><p>Since its inception in July 2016, BEIS has initiated 100 consultations on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 07:00:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1083693

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference paragraph 12.3 of the Explanatory Memorandum to The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 instrument, what the anticipated timescales are for establishing the registration and reporting requirements set out in that instrument.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	229810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Following a no-deal exit, Ofgem intend to review the domestic reporting requirements of the Regulation for Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) in consultation with industry. In the event that new reporting systems are required, alternative arrangements will remain in place for up to 2 years, until these systems are available. These alternative arrangements will not reduce Ofgem’s ability to maintain appropriate oversight of the wholesale gas and electricity markets and will not diminish their ability to enforce REMIT requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2019 11:40:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1082537

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Parental Leave: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question 225613, on Parental Leave: Childbirth, whether his Department plans to say more about next steps by 30 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	229200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The preliminary work on the internal review of the provisions for parents of premature, sick and multiple babies was recently completed and officials have identified potential areas for further work and options for taking this forward.</p><p> </p><p>I expect to be in a position to say more about this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106907 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1082538

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Living Wage: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will undertake an economic impact assessment on the potential merits of extending the national living wage to employees under the age of 25.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	229201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone, including young people. About 350,000 workers under the age of 25 are expected to benefit from inflation-beating increases in the National Minimum Wage rates in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>For those young workers, the rates are set as high as possible without damaging their employment prospects, drawing upon advice from the independent Low Pay Commission. The priority is to help them secure work and gain experience and the evidence shows that it is working. The unemployment rate for people aged 16 to 24 is 11.8%, down from 20% in 2010. However, it is still above the unemployment rate for people aged 25 or over (less than 3%), which demonstrates the need to give young people support in getting on the career ladder.</p><p> </p><p>The Government notes the Low Pay Commission’s intention to review whether the current structure of the National Minimum Wage rates remains fit for purpose, and it will carefully consider its recommendations which are due later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1082651

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Post Office branches have closed in (a) North West Durham constituency, (b)the North East and (c) the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	229235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government values and recognises the important role that the Post Office plays in North West Durham and other communities across the North East and the UK. This is why we committed in our 2017 Manifesto to safeguard the Post Office network and protect existing rural services. This strategy, backed by Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010, has delivered a branch network that is at its most stable and accessible in decades, with over 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office reports annually on the size and shape of the network; the most recent report can be found at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.postoffice.co.uk%2Fmodernising-post-office&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPhil.Bennett%40beis.gov.uk%7C69422bc3d53f4714c4bc08d6a317e606%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636875720366755680&amp;sdata=3v0%2FvgCfqZP35RoHDpJ1fJY7GNn5fWdZFDKV9h2Ib9s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office</a>. The report shows the number of branches in the network so that the change can be seen year on</p><p>year.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is set out below. The vast majority of the Post Office network is operated on an agency/franchise basis with branches located in retail premises. The figures show the number of Directly Managed Branches operated by the Post Office and the number of Agency branches.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>11532</p></td><td><p>11905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2018 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>11285</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Post Office Limited</em></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 229240 question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106908 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1082656

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post office branches have been relocated into retail premises in (a) North West Durham, (b) North East England and (c) the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	229240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government values and recognises the important role that the Post Office plays in North West Durham and other communities across the North East and the UK. This is why we committed in our 2017 Manifesto to safeguard the Post Office network and protect existing rural services. This strategy, backed by Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010, has delivered a branch network that is at its most stable and accessible in decades, with over 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office reports annually on the size and shape of the network; the most recent report can be found at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.postoffice.co.uk%2Fmodernising-post-office&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPhil.Bennett%40beis.gov.uk%7C69422bc3d53f4714c4bc08d6a317e606%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636875720366755680&amp;sdata=3v0%2FvgCfqZP35RoHDpJ1fJY7GNn5fWdZFDKV9h2Ib9s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office</a>. The report shows the number of branches in the network so that the change can be seen year on</p><p>year.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is set out below. The vast majority of the Post Office network is operated on an agency/franchise basis with branches located in retail premises. The figures show the number of Directly Managed Branches operated by the Post Office and the number of Agency branches.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>11532</p></td><td><p>11905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2018 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>11285</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Post Office Limited</em></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 229235 question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106909 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1082665

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether tenants will be fully consulted as part of the review into the Pubs Code.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	229246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the format of the statutory review and will ensure all those with an interest, including tenants and pub companies, have an opportunity to contribute fully to the review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:34:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1082136

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish Limited Partnerships have not registered a Person of Significant Control.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	228684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 11th March 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-27/226693/" target="_blank">226693</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:37:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106902 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1082137

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the value was of fines levied against Scottish Limited Partnerships for failing to register a Person of Significant Control in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	228685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 4th December 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-20/193520/" target="_blank">193520</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:35:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106905 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss